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Photo by: Russell James/Texas A&M Athletics
No. 8 Texas A&M Drops Series Opener to No. 6 Florida, 6-1
Mar 24, 2018 | Softball
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 8 Texas A&M softball team dropped the series opener at No. 6 Florida, 6-1, Saturday evening at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
The Gators (25-3, 5-2 SEC) jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the first and added two runs in the fourth. Texas A&M (29-5, 3-1 SEC) scored its lone run in the seventh as Sarah Hudek belted her third homer of the season.
Samantha Show was saddled with the loss to move to 8-3 on the season. The junior gave up four runs on four hits in 0.1 innings. Payton McBride threw three innings of relief allowing four hits and two runs and Kayla Poynter struck out three in 2.2 innings.
Kelly Barnhill earned the win as she fanned 12, giving up two hits in seven innings.
KEY INNINGS
B1 | Florida struck first with four runs in the first. Jordan Matthews broke the scoring seal with a two-RBI single up the middle before Janell Wheaton hit a two-run homer to left. UF 4, A&M 0
B4 | The Gators added to the lead with a RBI double from Jamie Hoover and a RBI single from Amanda Lorenz. UF 6, A&M 0
T7 | Sarah Hudek put the Aggies on the board with a blast to center, her third of the season. UF 6, A&M 1
Top Offensive Players:
Sarah Hudek | 1-for-3, HR, RBI
Payton McBride | 1-for-2
Pitching Breakdown:
Samantha Show (8-3, 2.49 ERA) | L, 0.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER
Payton McBride | 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB
Kayla Poynter | 2.2 IP, 0 H, 3 BB, 3 SO
WHAT THEY SAID
Texas A&M Head Coach Jo Evans
On tonight's game…
"We got ourselves off to a rough start. It's tough to come back after giving up four runs in the first inning. I want to see us make better adjustments at the plate. I don't think we did a good job at all of understanding what she was throwing for strikes. I thought we really played into her hand."
ON DECK
The Aggies and Gators square off at 6 p.m. for game two of the series Sunday night on ESPN2.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can follow the Aggies wherever they go by following @AggieSoftball on Instagram and Twitter or on Facebook at Facebook.com/TAMUSoftball.
The Gators (25-3, 5-2 SEC) jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the first and added two runs in the fourth. Texas A&M (29-5, 3-1 SEC) scored its lone run in the seventh as Sarah Hudek belted her third homer of the season.
Samantha Show was saddled with the loss to move to 8-3 on the season. The junior gave up four runs on four hits in 0.1 innings. Payton McBride threw three innings of relief allowing four hits and two runs and Kayla Poynter struck out three in 2.2 innings.
Kelly Barnhill earned the win as she fanned 12, giving up two hits in seven innings.
B1 | Florida struck first with four runs in the first. Jordan Matthews broke the scoring seal with a two-RBI single up the middle before Janell Wheaton hit a two-run homer to left. UF 4, A&M 0
B4 | The Gators added to the lead with a RBI double from Jamie Hoover and a RBI single from Amanda Lorenz. UF 6, A&M 0
T7 | Sarah Hudek put the Aggies on the board with a blast to center, her third of the season. UF 6, A&M 1
Top Offensive Players:
Sarah Hudek | 1-for-3, HR, RBI
Payton McBride | 1-for-2
Pitching Breakdown:
Samantha Show (8-3, 2.49 ERA) | L, 0.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER
Payton McBride | 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB
Kayla Poynter | 2.2 IP, 0 H, 3 BB, 3 SO
Texas A&M Head Coach Jo Evans
On tonight's game…
"We got ourselves off to a rough start. It's tough to come back after giving up four runs in the first inning. I want to see us make better adjustments at the plate. I don't think we did a good job at all of understanding what she was throwing for strikes. I thought we really played into her hand."
The Aggies and Gators square off at 6 p.m. for game two of the series Sunday night on ESPN2.
Fans can follow the Aggies wherever they go by following @AggieSoftball on Instagram and Twitter or on Facebook at Facebook.com/TAMUSoftball.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kelly Barnhill (13-1)
L: Show, Samantha (8-3)
Batting:
HR: Hudek, Sarah 1
RBI: Hudek, Sarah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hudek, Sarah 1
Batting:
2B: Jaimie Hoover 1
HR: Janell Wheaton 1
RBI: Amanda Lorenz 1 ; Jordan Matthews 2 ; Janell Wheaton 2 ; Jaimie Hoover 1
SH: Sophia Reynoso 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Amanda Lorenz 1 ; Nicole DeWitt 1 ; Jordan Matthews 1 ; Janell Wheaton 1 ; Hannah Adams 1 ; Jaimie Hoover 1
Game Leaders
AB
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R
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H
1
RBI
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AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
AB
1
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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